While ME Warner tried to simplify her conclusions to the point where Casey could understand them, Olivia attempted to slip out of the squad room unnoticed. "Since I'm the one who screwed up this case to begin with, I'm going to solve it on my own," she thought to herself. "With no backup!"
Cragen saw Olivia leave, He pulled Elliot aside. "I'm worried about Olivia," he intoned gravely. "I think our perp may be stalking her," he added, feeling that this was a relatively safe conclusion based on prior experience. "Follow her, and keep her safe."
As Elliot left the room, Cragen motioned to Fin. "I'm worried about Elliot," he whispered. "I think he's way to close to this one, since his kid goes to Hudson. Tail him, and make sure he doesn't do anything stupid, like beating up a suspect." Fin trotted off obediently.
Cragen next talked to Munch. "Hey John, where did everyone else go?" he asked innocently.
Munch looked around. "I don't know. Are they all out working a case?" Cragen shrugged. "Wait, why would they have gone without telling you? It's a conspiracy!" Munch gasped, and he raced out of the room to stalk his coworkers.
Cragen, satisfied with having spread discord and acrimony, went back to his office and shut the door.
Meanwhile, ME Warner distracted Casey by pitching a softball and made her escape. After retrieving the ball, Casey noticed that she was alone in the squad room. Her inherent nosiness took over, and she decided to find the detectives and butt in on their business. She grabbed her bike helmet and trotted out the door.